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Sunday 28 October 2018PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Schauffele wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 October 2018 · Xander Schauffele’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,000,000 USD · HSBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 36 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/15°C · wind 23 km/h WNW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/10°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/9°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tony Finau USA · 274started the final round three ahead of Schauffele, closed with a 71 to fall into a playoff, then drove into a bunker on the first extra hole and made par to Schauffele's birdie ASAP Sports interview transcript: Xander Schauffele, WGC-HSBC Champions, 2018-10-28
77 started, 77 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Xander Schauffele
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 October 2018
It's a lot to take in honestly. I didn't have an incredible Asian Swing up until this point, so I think that flight home will be a little bit more special.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 October 2018
It was a finish we needed, and it feels good to clutch up when necessary.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 October 2018
Just walking off the green, haven't had a lot of time but definitely feel like I let one get away. Xander played incredible golf today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | 66 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Tony Finau | 66 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | 69 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 68 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Andrew Putnam | 70 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 6 | Keegan Bradley | 69 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Patrick Cantlay | 70 · 68 · 73 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 75 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68 · 68 · 72 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Patrick Reed | 64 · 72 · 70 · 77 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-25, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 2015; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet